Our Curriculum Intent

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Learning, Creating and Growing Together

At Webheath Academy Primary School, we believe that education should enable every child to flourish academically, socially, emotionally, physically and creatively. Our curriculum is at the heart of this ambition.

Our vision, Learning, Creating and Growing Together, underpins our approach to curriculum, teaching and learning. We want every child to leave Webheath as a confident, knowledgeable and curious learner who is prepared for the next stage of their education and for life beyond primary school.

Our curriculum is rooted in the National Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework, but we seek to go beyond statutory requirements by providing opportunities for greater depth, enrichment, personal development and the development of a broad body of knowledge.

We believe that what children learn is important, but how they are taught is equally important. High-quality teaching enables children to build secure and connected knowledge, develop increasingly sophisticated schemas and become increasingly independent learners. Our teaching approaches are informed by educational research including relevant studies in cognitive science, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, EEF guidance (Educational Endowment Foundation) and other current evidence about effective teaching and learning. We believe a strong pedagogical approach makes learning more accessible and engaging for all pupils, regardless of background or need.

Our curriculum and teaching are therefore designed to ensure that children:

• know more and remember more;
• develop secure foundations upon which future learning can build;
• make meaningful connections between new and existing knowledge;
• develop subject-specific vocabulary and disciplinary understanding;
• develop independence, resilience and confidence;
• apply their knowledge and skills in increasingly sophisticated ways;
• develop curiosity and a desire to learn;
• develop socially, morally, spiritually, physically and culturally;
• understand and demonstrate our school values;
• are prepared for the next stage of their education and for life beyond school.